Catriona Ratcliffe

Catriona is a senior associate solicitor in the industrial disease team within the personal injury department.

Catriona represents clients who have been exposed to asbestos and have gone on to develop asbestos-related injuries, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and pleural thickening. Catriona also represents clients who have developed silicosis, in particular clients who have been exposed to silica dust through working with engineered stone.

What our clients say

Catriona Ratcliffe assessed and explained all the details in a clear and easy to understand way and could not have been more helpful.

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What people say

"We have been incredibly impressed with Catriona’s compassion and professionalism. She has been fabulous, and we have been supported to successfully apply for all financial recompense." Thank you very much. - Jane via Trustpilot

"Catriona has been extremely clear and helpful throughout the claims process. She has made sure at every stage that I have understood the implications and actions of the claim, which has given me the confidence to continue." - Chambers Unpublished

Expertise

Catriona has successfully represented clients who have been exposed to asbestos through their work in a wide range of industries including carpentry, construction, engineering, dock workers, and railway workers. Catriona has also obtained compensation for clients who have worked in lower risk professions where the source of exposure is often less obvious such as receptionists, cleaners, and teachers, or where the client has been exposed through secondary exposure i.e., through contact with the asbestos contaminated work clothes of their family members.

Her silicosis clients include stone masons who have developed acute silicosis through cutting and polishing kitchen worktops made from engineered stone, and other factory employees exposed to the silica dust by working in close proximity to stone masons.

Qualifications

Catriona studied chemistry at the University of Strathclyde before embarking on a lengthy career as an expert witness in forensic toxicology. She subsequently completed her legal training and qualified as a solicitor in September 2017.

Membership

Catriona is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and holds specialist accreditation in Asbestos Disease and Occupational Disease claims.